Hermann Hesse

Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

A Novel

Blends elements of psychoanalysis and Asian religions to probe an Indian aristocrat's efforts to renounce sensual and material pleasures and discover ultimate spiritual truths

Siddhartha

e03bf1ff-bd9b-4735-9e15-2f85d61960b5-1

Richard Bach

The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah

In the cloud-washed airspace between the cornfields of Illinois and blue infinity, a man puts his faith in the propeller of his biplane. For disillusioned writer and itinerant barnstormer Richard Bach, belief is as real as a full tank of gas and sparks firing in the cylinders ... until he meets Donald Shimoda - former mechanic and self-described messiah who can make wrenches fly and Richard's imagination soar...

In Illusions, the unforgettable follow-up to his phenomenal New York Times bestseller Jonathan Livingston Seagull, Richard Bach takes to the air to discover the ageless truths that give our souls wings: that people don't need airplanes to soar ... that even the darkest clouds have meaning once we lift ourselves above them ... and that messiahs can be found in the unlikeliest places - like hay fields, one-traffic-light midwestern towns, and most of all, deep within ourselves.

Illusions

42017f75-6333-4e70-b475-64f4447f55dc-1

Ranulph Fiennes

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Ranulph Fienneshas traveled to the most dangerous and inaccessible places on earth. In the process he nearly died on several occasions, lost nearly half his fingers to frostbite, and raised millions for charity. He discovered the lost city of Ubar in Oman and attempted to walk solo and unsupported to the South Pole. He was the first man to reach both poles by surface travel and the first to cross the Antarctic Continent unsupported. In 1993, Her Majesty the Queen awarded him the Order of the British Empire for "human endeavor and charitable services." An elite soldier, an athlete, a mountaineer, and a renowned explorer, Fiennes describes here in his own words his incredible journey through life."

Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know

adb7453f-9921-4c28-9929-a920976e9004-0

Chris Hadfield

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

What Going to Space Taught Me about Ingenuity, Determination, and Being Prepared for Anything

Colonel Chris Hadfield has spent decades training as an astronaut and has logged nearly 4000 hours in space. During this time he has broken into a Space Station with a Swiss army knife, disposed of a live snake while piloting a plane, and been temporarily blinded while clinging to the exterior of an orbiting spacecraft. The secret to Col. Hadfield's success-and survival-is an unconventional philosophy he learned at NASA: prepare for the worst- and enjoy every moment of it.

In An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth, Col. Hadfield takes readers deep into his years of training and space exploration to show how to make the impossible possible. Through eye-opening, entertaining stories filled with the adrenaline of launch, the mesmerizing wonder of spacewalks, and the measured, calm responses mandated by crises, he explains how conventional wisdom can get in the way of achievement-and happiness. His own extraordinary education in space has taught him some counterintuitive lessons: don't visualize success, do care what others think, and always sweat the small stuff.

You might never be able to build a robot, pilot a spacecraft, make a music video or perform basic surgery in zero gravity like Col. Hadfield. But his vivid and refreshing insights will teach you how to think like an astronaut, and will change, completely, the way you view life on Earth-especially your own.

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

ac2eb8ca-d38d-4c75-9fb8-7c38dbfe06e3-1

Jim Robbins

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Lost Groves, Champion Trees, and an Urgent Plan to Save the Planet

Describes the efforts of a former alcoholic nurseryman, whose near-death experience prompted him to attempt to find the best specimens of the U.S.' 872 known species of trees and use them to propagate their offspring around the world. By the author of A Symphony in the Brain. 25,000 first printing.

The Man Who Planted Trees

d676306f-ed3a-4b7d-966f-df07c3a94a93-1

Brandon Webb

John David Mann

Marcus Luttrell

My Life in the Navy Seal Sniper Corps and How I Trained America's Deadliest Marksmen

The Red Circle: My Life in the Navy SEAL Sniper Corps and How I Trained America's Deadliest Marksmen

BEFORE HE COULD FORGE A BAND OF ELITE WARRIORS... HE HAD TO BECOME ONE HIMSELF.

Brandon Webb's experiences in the world's most elite sniper corps are the stuff of legend. From his grueling years of training in Naval Special Operations to his combat tours in the Persian Gulf and Afghanistan,The Red Circle provides a rare and riveting look at the inner workings of the U.S. military through the eyes of a covert operations specialist.

Yet it is Webb's distinguished second career as a lead instructor for the shadowy "sniper cell" and Course Manager of the Navy SEAL Sniper Program that trained some of America's finest and deadliest warriors-including Marcus Luttrell and Chris Kyle-that makes his story so compelling. Luttrell credits Webb's training with his own survival during the ill-fated 2005 Operation Redwing in Afghanistan. Kyle went on to become the U.S. military's top marksman, with more than 150 confirmed kills.

From a candid chronicle of his student days, going through the sniper course himself, to his hair-raising close calls with Taliban and al Qaeda forces in the northern Afghanistan wilderness, to his vivid account of designing new sniper standards and training some of the most accomplished snipers of the twenty-first century, Webb provides a rare look at the making of the Special Operations warriors who are at the forefront of today's military.

Explosive, revealing, and intelligent,The Red Circle provides a uniquely personal glimpse into one of the most challenging and secretive military training courses in the world.

The Red Circle

5418727c-0540-485b-a023-9770e6a9d0ab-1

Dennye Lozano

Dennye Lozano

@dennye734866

Books Listed

Following

Followers

Hermann Hesse

Siddhartha

Richard Bach

Illusions

Ranulph Fiennes

Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know

Chris Hadfield

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

Jim Robbins

The Man Who Planted Trees

Brandon Webb; John David Mann; Marcus Luttrell

The Red Circle

Get The App

Browse by categories

Hermann Hesse

Siddhartha

Richard Bach

Illusions

Ranulph Fiennes

Mad, Bad and Dangerous to Know

Chris Hadfield

An Astronaut's Guide to Life on Earth

Jim Robbins

The Man Who Planted Trees

Brandon Webb; John David Mann; Marcus Luttrell

The Red Circle

Get The App